Court Overrules DOGE: Idaho Forest Service Workers Return | Ep 64

After a court overruled DOGE's mass firings, Idaho Forest Service workers return to their jobs. This week's report also covers Idaho's legislative pushback against the World Health Organization, battles over state sovereignty, immigration enforcement, marijuana control, and the growing divide in states with powerful liberal centers. That and much more about Idaho news for this last week.
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Timestamps
00:00 Intro

00:52 Forest Service Workers Return After DOGE Dismissal
https://www.dnews.com/local-news/fired-staff-of-forest-service-to-head-back-351ad4ca

01:57 House Rejects Convention of States Resolution
https://idahocapitalsun.com/2025/03/12/idaho-house-rejects-bids-to-apply-to-amend-u-s-constitution-through-convention-of-states/

03:30 Idaho Lawmakers Draw Line Against International Health Directives
https://www.kivitv.com/news/political/inside-the-statehouse/idaho-legislature-passes-bill-to-limit-enforcement-of-who-mandates-across-the-state

04:48 Lawmakers Push E-Verify to Curb Illegal Employment
https://idahocapitalsun.com/2025/03/10/north-idaho-legislator-wants-all-employers-to-use-e-verify-what-would-that-mean-for-idaho/

06:36 Idaho Narrowly Approves Digital Driver's License Bill Amid Challenges
https://idahocapitalsun.com/2025/03/11/digital-id-card-drivers-license-option-bill-narrowly-passes-idaho-house/

08:15 Legislature Axes Governor's Physician Recruitment Expansion
https://idahocapitalsun.com/2025/03/12/idaho-budget-committee-rejects-governors-request-to-expand-physician-recruitment-program/

09:34 St. Luke’s Hospital System Puts Profits Over Biblical Values
https://idahocapitalsun.com/2025/03/12/a-health-system-is-fighting-idahos-abortion-ban-its-not-its-first-controversial-stance/

10:50 Broken Promises: Twin Falls Battles State Board for Water Justice
https://www.kivitv.com/twin-falls/twin-falls-files-13-million-suit-over-evaporated-water-rights

12:46 Idaho's Constitutional Fight Over Marijuana Control
https://idahocapitalsun.com/2025/03/11/idaho-senate-signs-off-on-proposed-anti-marijuana-constitutional-amendment/

14:12 Legislature's Budget Bottleneck Threatens Deadline
https://idahocapitalsun.com/2025/03/13/unfinished-state-budgets-likely-to-prevent-idaho-legislature-from-adjourning-next-week/

15:49 New Bills Tackle Urban Homelessness in Idaho
https://boisedev.com/news/2025/03/10/homelessness-legislature-camping/

17:08 Idaho Shields Free Speech with New Anti-SLAPP Law
https://idahocapitalsun.com/briefs/idaho-joins-states-with-anti-slapp-laws-aimed-at-combatting-frivolous-lawsuits/

18:53 Chicken Bill Rehatched in the House After Senate Defeat
https://boisedev.com/news/2025/03/10/chicken-hoa-ban/

20:15 Bill Advances to Allow Death Penalty for Child Sex Crimes
https://www.dnews.com/local-news/death-penalty-bill-for-certain-sex-crimes-against-children-heads-to-idaho-house-9690ff96

21:30 Lewiston's $25M Gamble of Fixing Pipes Before They Break
https://www.lmtribune.com/local-news/council-sends-water-project-to-voters-18966813

23:00 Rural America's Border Rebellion
https://www.kivitv.com/news/red-counties-in-blue-illinois-and-oregon-want-to-switch-states-history-suggests-its-a-long-shot

24:49 Closing